National Association of Government Employees, Local R4-6 and U.S. Department of the Army, Army Transportation Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia (Authority decision, March 29, 1999)

Final FLRA decision. This is a final order of the Federal Labor Relations Authority involving an arbitral award under 5 U.S.C. § 7122. Judicial review under 5 U.S.C. § 7123(a) generally does not extend to such an order unless the order involves an unfair labor practice under 5 U.S.C. § 7116. This decision resolves exceptions to an arbitration award and does not state that it involves an unfair labor practice.

Plain-English summary

NAGE Local R4-6 challenged an arbitration award involving the Army Transportation Center at Fort Eustis. The Authority reviewed the union's exceptions under the statutory standard for setting aside an award and found no qualifying defect. It denied the exceptions, leaving the arbitration award in place. The published decision does not describe the grievance, the arbitrator's ruling, or the union's specific objections.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Arbitration award review under 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a).
• Outcome: Union exceptions denied; arbitration award left in place.
• Key point: The Authority found no established statutory ground for setting aside the award.

Full text (FLRA public release)

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55 FLRA No. 51

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES, LOCAL R4-6

(Union)

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

ARMY TRANSPORTATION CENTER

FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA

(Agency)

0-AR-3147

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DECISION

March 29, 1999

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Before the Authority: Phyllis N. Segal, Chair; Donald S.
Wasserman and Dale Cabaniss, Members.

This matter is before the Authority on exceptions to an award of Arbitrator Peter A. Veglahn filed by the Union under section 7122(a) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (the Statute) and part 2425 of the Authority's Regulations. The Agency filed an opposition to the Union's exceptions.

Under section 7122(a) of the Statute, an award is deficient if it is contrary to any law, rule, or regulation; or it is deficient on other grounds similar to those applied by Federal courts in private sector labor-management relations. Upon careful consideration of the entire record in this case, the Authority concludes that the award is not deficient on any of the grounds raised in the exceptions and set forth in section 7122(a).

Accordingly, the Union's exceptions are denied.